--- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > At 02:19 PM 1/16/2003, Scott Wilson wrote: > >up by having my foot on the gas to rev up to 1500 > rpm > >until it is ready to idle on its' own. i will have > it > >steadily going at 1500 or so, and for no apparent > >reason it will almost die, until i give it more > gas, > >then it picks back up, but will maybe do it again. > > Long shot -- but if the throttle switch is stuck > closed, the motor will run > up to about 1500 rpm at which point the fuel gets > shut off until it gets > well below that speed, repeat indefinitely. i replaced the throttle switch a few months ago in my quest to fix my idle. that is not to say it's not sticking, but i don't think that is the problem. thanks for the info. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com |
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